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Firefighters Tackle Blaze at Listed Antrim Arms Hotel in Ballycastle
Police are treating the blaze as deliberate and have appealed for dash-cam or CCTV footage as 42 firefighters battled the fire.
- On Sunday night, 42 firefighters battled a major blaze at the derelict Antrim Arms hotel in The Diamond area of Ballycastle after the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service received a call shortly after 8pm.
- Dating back to the 1700s, the listed Antrim Arms has faced safety concerns for years; a demolition application was refused last year, stalling a proposed £2 million regeneration scheme for the area.
- Emergency crews deployed two aerial appliances and a command support unit to contain the flames; NIFRS officials advised local residents to keep windows and doors closed and avoid the immediate area.
- Sinn Féin Councillor Cara McShane called the site a "cornerstone of heritage in the town," while emphasizing that safety of local residents and emergency personnel remains paramount during firefighting operations.
- Authorities placed cordons around the building more than a year ago over structural integrity fears, reflecting persistent safety concerns about the derelict site that have long troubled Ballycastle officials.
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